Audi Quattro A2 Rally Car

Key facts

Year

1983
Country

Germany
Capacity

2,121cc
Cylinders

5
Valves

Overhead camshaft
Output

360bhp at 7,000rpm
Performance

150mph (dependent on gearing), 0-60mph 5.2 seconds
Price new

Not marketed in this form
Owner

National Motor Museum Trust
Manufacturer

Audi Union Gmbh, Ingolstadt

Audi launched the Quattro in 1980. Destined to become the first commercially successful four-wheel drive road car, it also started a revolution in rallying. The Audi Quattro A2 was one of a new generation of rally supercars introduced in 1983, built to the new Group B regulations. Stig Blomqvist drove this car, chassis R61, to victory in the 1984 Rally of Argentina, going on to win that year’s Drivers’ Championship.

Hannu Mikkola used R61 to win the 1985 Hong Kong – Beijing Rally. Stig Blomqvist drove it to victory in the same event in 1986. In 1987 John Bosch used it to win the Indonesian Rally. He finished fourth in that event in 1988 despite three crashes. Less powerful Group A cars replaced Group B for the 1987 World Rally Championship, following a number of tragic high-speed accidents.

Rated 0 out of 5

The Quattro … allows you time to plan in advance because you know it won’t come up with any unpleasant surprises

Hannu Mikkola, Rallycourse
1 January 1984